SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:
Dearest all,
Let us continue to enjoy the acharyaâs glories. More on our Kulapathi's
greatness.
Sri Satakopar (NammazhwAr), an incarnation of Sri Vishvaksena (who is a Nitya
Soori, commander-in-chief of Vishnu's divine army),is attributed with four
divine works called Divya Prabandams in Tamil namely "Tiru Vaai Mozhi, Tiru
Virutham, Tiru Aasiriyam and Periya Tiru Andaadi". These four works are purport
of four Vedas.
The six divya prabandams of Tiru Mangai Alwar are equivalent to the six angas
of the Veda. Sri Satakopar NammazhwAr made the Veda in Tamil and that is why he
is called "Vedam Tamil Seydavar".
He is the head of our Sri Sampradaya and that is why he is called "Sri
Vaishnava Kula Pathi". He is in the lotus feet of the Lord Sriman Naaraayana.
Only by his divine mercy, we can get the correct knowledge regarding liberation
so that we can adopt Prapatthi. He is therefore called as "Saranaagatha
Santhana Jana Kootasta" - The head of all Prapannas. He is called
Vakulaabharana because he used the Vakula (Magizam Poo) flower garland.
During the birth time, a Vayu named "Satam" makes the child to forget
his iGnayaanam. As NammazhwAr is a divine incarnation, he made a roar
"Humkaaram" with anger and made the Sata-Vayu not to come near him.
Therefore he was born with divine knowledge and also the Lord blessed
him with the ultimate knowledge. He is therefore called "Satakopa,
Satari, Satavairi, Satajit etc.".
Only Sri Madhurakavi Alwar can tell Sri Satakopa's greatness as it is infinite.
"Kanninun Chiru Tambu" prabandam talks about that.
Sri Bhagavat Ramanuja Yatiraja had the highest regards and respect
for Sri Satakopa Namalvar and used his Divya Prabandams to comment
on Brahma Sutra. He made his disciple Tiru Kurugai Piran Pillan to
write commentry on Tiru Vai Mozhi which is called Bhagavat Vishayam's
Tiru Aaraayira Padi.
Srimath Vedanta Maha Desikar and Srimath Manavaala Ma Munigal
have written extraordinary articles/works on Alwar's divya prabandams.
Sri Satakopa's divya prabandams resulted because of his divine
experiences with the Lord. He got very much impressed by the divine
beauty of Lord Hari's Eyes which are celebrated in the Veda. Whenever
Alwar refers the Lord by the name "Kamala Kannan", the heart
of Alwar melts because of the beauty of the Lord's eyes. But whenever
we listen to the meaning of Alwar's prabandams, our heart melts because
of the beauty of Alwar's prabandams. Just like each Guna of the Lord
is an extraordinary wonder and each form of Lord is full of divine
beauty, each Paasuram/word of Alwar's prabandams is even more
wonderful and beautiful as Alwar's prabandams have the capacity to
make the Lord to show all his gunas and forms to the listener of
the same.
Swamy Desikan pays his tribute to our Prapanna Jana SanthAna Kootasthar,
Swamy NammAzhwAr:
munnuraittha thiuviruttha nooRu paattu
muRayinvarum aasiriya-mEzhu pattu
manniya naRR poruttpperiya ThiruvandhAthi
maRavAthapadi yeNpatthEzhu paattum
pinnuraitthathOr ThiruvAimozhi yeppOthum
pizhaiaRavA-aayirtthoru nooRRirandu paattum
innalatthil VaikAsi VisAkam tannil
Yezhirkkuruhai varumAru irangu neeyE
---Prabhandha Saaram Of Swamy Desikan : Paasuram 6
Oh Swamy Sri NammAzhwAr! You were born in this beautiful world at the beautiful
temple town of Thirukkuruhai during VaikAsi VisAkam
as Maaran SatakOpan. Please bless adiyEn to recite without any mistakes the
first prabhandham of Yours known as Thiruviruttham with its hundred paasurams.
Please bless adiyEn also to recite the next prabhandham of yours known as
ThiruvAsiriyam with its seven paasurams; afterwards , please bless adiyEn to
recite without error your third unforgettable prabhandham
with its 87 passurams filled with the essence of VaishNava anubhavams and
thereafter, please bless adiyEn to have the bhAgyam of reciting without any
mistakes Your great ThiruvAimozhi with its 1102 paasurams.
More on this â next post
AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
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